Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.
CARTON WITH IMPACT-RESISTANT FEATURES
[0001] Continue to [0002].
[0002] Continue to [0003].
BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE
[0003] The present disclosure generally relates to cartons for holding one or
more articles, for
example, shipping products or beverage containers. More specifically, the
present
disclosure relates to cartons having at least one impact-resistant feature.
SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE
[0004] According to one aspect of the disclosure, a carton for holding one or
more articles
comprises a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an
interior of the carton
and at least partially forming a body portion of the carton, a plurality of
impact-resistant
panels foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels,
and a plurality
of end flaps for forming a closed end of the carton. The plurality of end
flaps comprises a
first end flap foldably connected to an impact-resistant panel of the
plurality of impact-
resistant panels and a second end flap foldably connected to a panel of the
plurality of
panels, a lateral edge of the
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second end flap is a folding edge about which the first end flap is folded to
at least partially
form the closed end.
[0005] According to another aspect of the disclosure, a blank for
forming a carton for holding
one or more articles comprises a plurality of panels for extending at least
partially around an
interior of the carton formed from the blank, the plurality of panels being
for at least partially
forming a body portion of the carton. The blank further comprises a plurality
of impact-
resistant panels foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of
panels, and a
plurality of end flaps for forming a closed end of the carton formed form the
blank. The
plurality of end flaps comprises a first end flap foldably connected to an
impact-resistant panel
of the plurality of impact-resistant panels and a second end flap foldably
connected to a panel
of the plurality of panels, a lateral edge of the second end flap is a folding
edge about which
the first end flap is for being folded to at least partially form the closed
end of the carton
formed from the blank.
[0006] According to another aspect of the disclosure, a method of
forming a carton for
holding one or more articles comprises obtaining a blank comprising a
plurality of panels, a
plurality of impact-resistant panels foldably connected to a respective panel
of the plurality of
panels, and a plurality of end flaps comprising a first end flap foldably
connected to an impact-
resistant panel of the plurality of impact-resistant panels and a second end
flap foldably
connected to a panel of the plurality of panels. The method further comprises
folding the
plurality of panels at least partially around an interior of the carton such
that the plurality of
panels at least partially forms a body portion of the carton, and folding the
plurality of end
flaps to at least partially form a closed end of the carton. A lateral edge of
the second end flap
is a folding edge about which the first end flap is folded to at least
partially form the closed
end.
100071 Those skilled in the art will appreciate the above stated
advantages and other
advantages and benefits of various additional embodiments from reading the
following
detailed description of the embodiments with reference to the below-listed
drawing figures.
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[0008] According to common practice, the various features of the
drawings discussed below
are not necessarily drawn to scale. Dimensions of various features and
elements in the
drawings may be expanded or reduced to more clearly illustrate the embodiments
of the
disclosure.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0009] Fig. 1 is a plan view of an interior surface of a blank for
forming a carton according to
a first exemplary embodiment of the disclosure.
100101 Fig. 2 is a first sequential perspective view of a folding of
the blank of Fig. 1
according to an exemplary embodiment of the disclosure.
[0011] Fig. 3 is a second sequential perspective view of a folding of
the blank of Fig. 1
according to an exemplary embodiment of the disclosure.
[0012] Fig. 4 is a third sequential perspective view of a folding of
the blank of Fig. 1
according to an exemplary embodiment of the disclosure.
[0013] Fig. 5 is a fourth sequential perspective view of a folding of
the blank of Fig. 1
according to an exemplary embodiment of the disclosure.
[0014] Fig. 6 is a fifth sequential perspective view of a folding of
the blank of Fig. 1
according to an exemplary embodiment of the disclosure.
[0015] Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a carton formed from the blank
of Fig. 1 according to
an exemplary embodiment of the disclosure.
[0016] Fig. 8 is another perspective view of the carton of Fig. 7.
[0017] Fig. 9 is a plan view of an interior surface of a blank for
forming a carton according to
a second exemplary embodiment of the disclosure.
[0018] Fig. 10 is a perspective view of a carton formed from the blank
of Fig. 9 according to
an exemplary embodiment of the disclosure.
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., .,
[0019] Fig. 11 is another perspective view of a carton of Fig. 10.
[0020] Fig. 12 is a plan view of an interior surface of a blank for forming
a carton according
to a third exemplary embodiment of the disclosure.
[0021] Fig. 13 is a perspective view of a carton formed from the blank of
Fig. 12 according to
an exemplary embodiment of the disclosure.
[0022] Fig. 14 is another perspective view of the carton of Fig. 13.
[0023] Fig. 15 is a plan view of an interior surface of a blank for forming
a carton according
to a fourth exemplary embodiment of the disclosure.
[0024] Fig. 16 is a perspective view of a carton formed from the blank of
Fig. 15 according to
an exemplary embodiment of the disclosure.
[0025] Fig. 17 is another perspective view of the carton of Fig. 16.
[0026] Fig. 18 is a plan view of an interior surface of a blank for forming
a carton according
to a fifth exemplary embodiment of the disclosure.
[0027] Fig. 19 is a first sequential perspective view of a folding of the
blank of Fig. 18
according to an exemplary embodiment of the disclosure.
[0028] Fig. 20 is a second sequential perspective view of a folding of the
blank of Fig. 18
according to an exemplary embodiment of the disclosure.
[0029] Fig. 21 is a third sequential perspective view of a folding of the
blank of Fig. 18
according to an exemplary embodiment of the disclosure.
[0030] Fig. 22 is a perspective view of a carton formed from the blank of
Fig. 18 according to
an exemplary embodiment of the disclosure.
[0031] Fig. 23 is a plan view of an interior surface of a blank for forming
a carton according
to a sixth exemplary embodiment of the disclosure.
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[0032] Fig. 24 is a perspective view of a carton formed from the blank
of Fig. 23 according to
an exemplary embodiment of the disclosure.
[0033] Fig. 25 is another perspective view of a carton formed from the
blank of Fig. 23
according to an exemplary embodiment of the disclosure.
[0034] Fig. 26 is a plan view of an interior surface of a blank for
forming a carton according
to a seventh exemplary embodiment of the disclosure.
[0035] Fig. 27 is a perspective view of a carton formed from the blank
of Fig. 26 according to
an exemplary embodiment of the disclosure.
[0036] Fig. 28 is another perspective view of a carton formed from the
blank of Fig. 26
according to an exemplary embodiment of the disclosure.
[0037] Fig. 29 is a plan view of an interior surface of a blank for
forming a carton according
to an eighth exemplary embodiment of the disclosure.
[0038] Fig. 30 is a perspective view of a carton formed from the blank
of Fig. 29 according to
an exemplary embodiment of the disclosure.
[0039] Fig. 31 is another perspective view of a carton formed from the
blank of Fig. 29
according to an exemplary embodiment of the disclosure.
[0040] Fig. 32 is a plan view of an interior surface of a blank for
forming a carton according
to a ninth exemplary embodiment of the disclosure.
[0041] Fig. 33 is a perspective view of a carton formed from the blank
of Fig. 32 according to
an exemplary embodiment of the disclosure.
[0042] Fig. 34 is another perspective view of a carton formed from the
blank of Fig. 32
according to an exemplary embodiment of the disclosure.
[0043] Fig. 35 is a plan view of an interior surface of a blank for
forming a carton according
to a tenth exemplary embodiment of the disclosure.
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[0044] Figs. 36-39 are sequential perspective views of a folding of the
blank of Fig. 35
according to an exemplary embodiment of the disclosure.
[0045] Fig. 40 is a perspective view of a carton formed from the blank
of Fig. 35 according to
an exemplary embodiment of the disclosure.
[0046] Fig. 41 is another perspective view of a carton formed from the
blank of Fig. 35
according to an exemplary embodiment of the disclosure.
[0047] Corresponding parts are designated by corresponding reference
numbers throughout
the drawings.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS
[0048] The present disclosure generally relates to cartons that contain
articles such as
shipping items or products, for example, perishable or non-perishable food
items, household
goods, clothing, and/or electronics. In one embodiments, the articles can be
used for
packaging food and beverage products, for example, and the articles can be
made from
materials suitable in composition for packaging the particular food or
beverage item, and the
materials include, but are not limited to, aluminum and/or other metals;
glass; plastics such as
PET, LDPE, LLDPE, HDPE, PP, PS, PVC, EVOH, and Nylon; and the like, or any
combination thereof.
[0049] Cartons according to the present disclosure can accommodate
articles of any shape. In
this specification, the terms "lower," "bottom," "upper" and "top" indicate
orientations
determined in relation to fully erected and upright cartons. As described
herein, panels and/or
end flaps may be designated in relative terms to one another, e.g., "first",
"second", "third",
etc., in sequential or non-sequential reference, without departing from the
disclosure.
[0050] Fig. 1 is a plan view of the interior side 1 of a blank,
generally indicated at 3, used to
form a carton 5 (Fig. 7) for containing one or more articles according to a
first exemplary
embodiment of the disclosure. It will be understood that the carton 5 may be
sized and shaped
to hold articles items of a different or same quantity in more than one layer
and/or in different
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row/column arrangements (e.g., 1x4, 1x6, 2x3, 3x6, 2x6x2, 3x3x2, 4x5, 3x5,
2x9, 2x6, 3x4,
etc.).
100511 As described herein, the carton 5 has a box-like configuration
with impact-resistant
features 7 extending from one or more ends thereof. As described herein,
impact-resistant
features 7 can include edges and corners that extend from a body portion 8,
e.g., a portion
defining an interior 9 for holding one or more items, of the carton 5. As will
be discussed in
further detail below, the impact-resistant features 7 are configured to
deform, e.g., crumple,
bend, fold, dent, warp, or otherwise reconfigure, upon impact such that impact
forces are
received on a portion of the carton 5 other than the body portion 8. The
impact-resistant
features 7 are also configured to receive impact forces of the carton 5
substantially without
deformation or with minimal deformation, for example, through shock absorption
and/or
dissipation.
100521 As shown in Fig. 1, the carton blank 3 has a longitudinal axis
Li and a lateral axis L2.
The blank 3 comprises a first side panel 13 foldably connected to each of a
first side impact-
resistant panel 15 (broadly, "second impact-resistant panel") at a lateral
fold line 17 and a
second side impact-resistant panel 19 (broadly, "third impact-resistant
panel") at a lateral fold
line 21. The first side panel 13, as shown, is also foldably connected to a
first top impact-
resistant panel 23 (broadly, "first impact-resistant panel") at a longitudinal
fold line 25 and a
first bottom impact-resistant panel 27 (broadly, "fourth impact-resistant
panel") at a
longitudinal fold line 29, as described further herein.
[0053] As illustrated in Fig. 1, the carton blank 3 includes a second
side panel 31 foldably
connected to the first side impact-resistant panel 15 at a lateral fold line
33 and foldably
connected to a third side impact-resistant panel 35 at a lateral fold line 37.
A third side panel
39 is foldably connected to the third side impact-resistant panel 35 at a
lateral fold line 41, as
shown. The third side panel 39, as shown, is also foldably connected to a
second top impact-
resistant panel 43 (broadly, "third impact-resistant panel") at a longitudinal
fold line 45 and a
second bottom impact-resistant panel 47 at a longitudinal fold line 49. A
first attachment panel
46, as shown, can be foldably connected to the third side panel 39 at a fold
line 48. As shown,
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. .,
,
the blank 3 also includes a fourth side panel 51 foldably connected to the
second side impact-
resistant panel 19 at a lateral fold line 53, and foldably connected to a
fourth side impact-
resistant panel 55 at a lateral fold line 57. The blank 3 can have alternative
panel arrangements
without departing from the disclosure.
[0054] Still referring to Fig. 1, a first top end flap 63 is foldably
connected to the first top
impact-resistant panel 23 at a longitudinal fold line 65 and a first bottom
end flap 67 is
foldably connected to the first bottom impact-resistant panel 27 at a
longitudinal fold line 69.
A second top end flap 71 is foldably connected to the second side panel 31 at
a longitudinal
fold line 73 and a second bottom end flap 75 is foldably connected to the
second side panel 31
at a longitudinal fold line 77, as shown. A third top end flap 79 is foldably
connected to the
second top impact-resistant panel 43 at a longitudinal fold line 81 and a
third bottom end flap
83 is foldably connected to the second bottom impact-resistant panel 47 at a
longitudinal fold
line 85. As shown, a fourth top end flap 87 is foldably connected to the
fourth side panel 51 at
a longitudinal fold line 89 and a fourth bottom end flap 91 is foldably
connected to the fourth
side panel 51 at a longitudinal fold line 93. While the impact-resistant
panels 23, 27, 43, 47
have been described as distinct from the respective foldably attached end
flaps 63, 67, 79, 83,
the impact-resistant panels 23, 27, 43, 47 can be portions of the respective
end flaps 63, 67, 79,
83 without departing from the disclosure. The blank 3 can have alternative end
flap
arrangements without departing from the disclosure.
[0055] In the illustrated blank 3, the first top end flap 63 and the first
top impact-resistant
panel 23, the second top end flap 71, the third top end flap 79 and the second
top impact-
resistant panel 43, and the fourth top end flap 87 extend along a first
marginal area of the blank
3, and the first bottom end flap 67 and the first bottom impact-resistant
panel 27, the second
top end flap 75, the third bottom end flap 83 and the second bottom impact-
resistant panel 47,
and the fourth bottom end flap 91 extend along a second marginal area of the
blank 3, as
shown. One or more of the longitudinal fold lines 65, 25, 73, 81, 45, 89, 29,
69, 77, 49, 85, 93
may be, for example, substantially straight, or offset at one or more
locations to account for
blank thickness, varying width of the blank panels and flaps, or for other
factors. The blank 3
could be otherwise shaped, arranged, and/or configured without departing from
the disclosure.
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[0056] When the carton 5 (Fig. 7) is erected, at least a portion of the
respective end flaps 63,
79, 71, 87 at least partially close a first end 11 of the carton 5, and at
least a portion of the
respective end flaps 67, 83, 75, 91 at least partially close a second end 12
of the carton 5.
Different flap arrangements can be used for at least partially closing the
ends 11, 12 of the
carton 5 without departing from the disclosure.
[0057] Still referring to Fig. 1, and referring additionally to Figs. 2-
6, in one exemplary
embodiment, the carton 5 can be assembled by placing the blank 3 with the
exterior side 1
facing down and folding the impact-resistant panel 55 at the fold line 57 in
the direction of the
arrow Al into at least partial face-to-face contact with the fourth side panel
51. As shown, the
impact-resistant panel 35 can be folded at the fold line 37 in the direction
of the arrow A2 into
at least partial face-to-face contact with the second side panel 31, and the
third side panel 39
and the attachment flap 46 can thus also be carried into at least partial face-
to-face contact with
the second side panel 31. The fourth side panel 51 can be folded at the fold
line 53 in the
direction of the arrow A3 into at least partial face-to-face contact with the
impact-resistant
panel 19, the first side panel 13, the impact-resistant panel 15, and the
second side panel 31,
and the impact-resistant panel 55 is thus carried to be disposed in at least
partial face-to-face
contact with the attachment flap 46. The impact-resistant panel 15 can also be
folded at the
fold line 33 into at least partial face-to-face contact with the second side
panel 31 in the
direction of the arrow A3. The impact-resistant panel 55 can be secured to the
fourth side
panel 51, the attachment flap 46 can be secured to the impact-resistant panel
55, the respective
impact-resistant panels 19, 35 can be secured to the respective side panels
51, 31, and the
impact-resistant panel 15 can be secured to the second side panel 31 with an
adhesive such as
glue. The impact-resistant panel 19 can then be folded at the fold line 21 in
the direction of the
arrow A4 and the third side panel 39 can be folded at the fold line 41 in the
direction of the
arrow AS such that the first side panel 13 is in parallel spaced relation with
the third side panel
39, and such that the second side panel 31, the impact-resistant panel 15, and
the impact-
resistant panel 35 are in parallel spaced relation with the fourth side panel
51, the impact-
resistant panel 55, the impact-resistant panel 19, and the attachment flap 46
in an open-ended
sleeve configuration of the carton 5 that extends at least partially around an
interior 9 of the
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carton 5, as shown. In such an arrangement of the carton 5, the attachment
flap 46 can be
folded at the fold line 48 toward the interior 9 of the carton 5.
[0058] In such an arrangement, the impact-resistant panels 15, 35 are
in at least partial face-
to-face contact with the second side panel 31 such that the impact-resistant
panel 15 and a
portion of the second side panel 31 and the impact-resistant panel 35 and a
portion of the
second side panel 31 extend outwardly, e.g., away from the interior 9, from
the carton 5 in a
two-ply configuration. Similarly, the impact-resistant panels 55, 19 are each
in at least partial
face-to-face contact with the fourth side panel 51 such that the impact-
resistant panel 55 and a
portion of the fourth side panel 51 and the impact-resistant panel 19 and a
portion of the fourth
side panel 51 extend outwardly from the carton 5 in a two-ply configuration.
[0059] Still referring to Fig. 1, and as shown in Figs. 4 and 5, the
impact-resistant panel 43
can be folded outwardly, e.g., away from the interior 9, from the carton 5 at
the fold line 45 in
the direction of the arrow A6 with the end flap 79 folded inwardly, e.g.,
toward the interior 9,
at the fold line 81 in the direction of the arrow A7 in at least partial face-
to-face contact with
the impact-resistant panel 43 and the impact-resistant panel 47 can similarly
be folded
outwardly from the carton 5 at the fold line 49 in the direction of the arrow
A8 with the end
flap 83 folded inwardly toward the carton 5 at the fold line 85 in the
direction of the arrow A9
in at least partial face-to-face contact with the impact-resistant panel 47,
and such that the
impact-resistant panel 43 and a portion of the end flap 79, and the impact-
resistant panel 47
and a portion of the end flap 83 extend away from the side panel 39 in a two-
ply configuration,
as shown. Similarly, the impact-resistant panel 27 can be folded outwardly
from the carton 5
at the fold line 29 in the direction of the arrow A10 with the end flap 67
folded inwardly
toward the carton 5 at the fold line 69 in the direction of the arrow All in
at least partial face-
to-face contact with the impact-resistant panel 27 and the impact-resistant
panel 23 can folded
outwardly from the carton 5 at the fold line 25 in the direction of the arrow
Al2 with the end
flap 63 folded inwardly toward the carton 5 at the fold line 65 in the
direction of the arrow A13
in at least partial face-to-face contact with the impact-resistant panel 23
such that the impact-
resistant panel 23 and a portion of the end flap 63, and the impact-resistant
panel 27 and a
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portion of the end flap 67 extend away from the side panel 13 in a two-ply
configuration, as
shown.
[0060] Turning additionally to Figs. 6-8, the end flaps 91, 75 can be
folded at respective fold
lines 93, 77 in the direction of the respective arrows A14, A15 in at least
partial face-to-face
contact with a portion of the end flaps 67, 83 to form the second closed end
12 of the carton 5
and the end flaps 87, 71 can be folded at respective fold lines 89, 73 in the
directions of the
respective arrows A16, Al7 in at least partial face-to-face contact with a
portion of the end
flaps 63, 79 to form the first closed end 11 of the carton 5.
[0061] In this regard, the carton 5 is provided with the respective
impact-resistant panels 55,
19 and respective portions of the side panel 51, the respective impact-
resistant panels 15, 35
and respective portions of the side panel 31, the impact-resistant panels 43,
47 and respective
portions of the end flaps 79, 83, and the impact-resistant panels 23, 27 and
respective portions
of the end flaps 63, 67 each in a two-ply configuration and forming impact-
resistant features 7
extending away from the body portion 8 of the carton 5 that is formed at least
by portions of
the side panels 13, 31, 39, 51 and which can also include portions of the end
flaps 63, 67, 79,
83, 71, 75, 87, and 91. The impact-resistant features 7 proximate the panel
13, as shown,
include a first extension El formed by the impact-resistant panel 19 in face-
to-face contact
with a portion of the panel 51, a second extension E2 formed by the impact-
resistant panel 23
in face-to-face contact with a portion of the end flap 63, a third extension
E3 formed by the
impact-resistant panel 15 in face-to-face contact with a portion of the panel
31, and a fourth
extension E4 formed by the impact-resistant panel 27 in face-to-face contact
with a portion of
the end flap 67, and with the first extension El and the second extension E2
intersecting at a
first corner Cl, the second extension E2 and the third extension E3
intersecting at a second
corner C2, the third extension E3 and the fourth extension E4 intersecting at
a third corner C3,
and the fourth extension E4 and the first extension El intersecting at a
fourth corner C4, as
shown. As also shown, the impact-resistant features 7 proximate the panel 39
include a fifth
extension E5 formed by the impact-resistant panel 35 in face-to-face contact
with a portion of
the panel 31, a sixth extension E6 formed by the impact-resistant panel 43 in
face-to-face
contact with a portion of the end flap 79, a seventh extension E7 formed by
the impact-
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resistant panel 55 in face-to-face contact with a portion of the panel 51, and
an eighth
extension E8 formed by the impact-resistant panel 47 in face-to-face contact
with a portion of
the end flap 83, and with the fifth extension E5 and the sixth extension E6
intersecting at a
fifth corner C5, the sixth extension E6 and the seventh extension E7
intersecting at a sixth
corner C6, the seventh extension E7 and the eighth extension E8 intersecting
at a seventh
corner C7, and the eighth extension E8 and the fifth extension E5 intersecting
at an eighth
corner C8, as shown. Such extensions El, E2, E3, E4, E5, E6, E7, and E8 and
corners Cl, C2,
C3, C4, C5, C6, C7, and C8 and/or other portions of impact-resistant features
7 provide greater
resistance to impacts, e.g., impacts with surfaces due to falling or shifting
during transport
and/or external loads such as adjacent stacked cartons, than other portions of
the carton 5, for
example, greater shock absorption. The impact-resistant features 7 are
configured to deform
such that the effect of impacts on the body portion 8 of the carton 5, e.g.,
the portion of the
carton 5 containing articles therein, is reduced, minimized, and/or prevented.
In this regard,
one or more of the extensions El, E2, E3, E4, E5, E6, E7, and E8 and the
corners Cl, C2, C3,
C4, C5, C6, C7, and C8 is configured to deform, e.g., crumple, bend, fold,
dent, warp, or
otherwise reconfigure, upon impact such that impact forces are received on a
portion of the
carton 5 other than the body portion 8. The extensions El, E2, E3, E4, E5, E6,
E7, and E8 and
the corners Cl, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6, C7, and C8 can also absorb, buffer, and/or
otherwise
protect the body portion 8 of the carton 5 from one or more impact forces
substantially without
deformation.
[0062]
Turning to Figs. 9-11, an interior surface 101 of a blank 103 and a carton
105 formed
therefrom are illustrated according to a second exemplary embodiment of the
disclosure. The
blank 103 and the carton 105 can have one or more substantially similar
features to the blank 3
(Fig. 1) and carton 5 (Fig. 7) of the first exemplary embodiment of the
disclosure, and like or
similar components are referenced with like or similar reference numbers. As
shown, the
blank 103 includes an attachment flap 146 foldably connected to the impact-
resistant panel 55
at a lateral fold line 148 for facilitating formation of the carton 105 upon
folding of the blank
103, as opposed to an attachment flap connected to the side panel 39. In the
blank 103, the
first side panel 13 can be a top panel and the third side panel 39 can be a
bottom panel. It will
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be understood that the blank 103 can be differently-arranged without departing
from the
disclosure.
[0063] As shown, the blank 103 is folded into the carton 105 such that
the body portion 8 is
formed with the impact-resistant features 7 extending away from the body
portion 8 of the
carton 105 that is formed at least by the panels 13, 31, 39, 51 and which can
also include the
end flaps 63, 67, 79, 83, 71, 75, 87, and 91. The impact-resistant features 7,
as shown, include
the extensions El, E2, E3, and E4 intersecting at the corners Cl, C2, C3, and
C4 proximate the
panel 13, and the extensions E5, E6, E7, and E8 intersecting at the corners
C5, C6, C7, and C8
proximate the panel 39. Such extensions El, E2, E3, E4, E5, E6, E7, and E8 and
corners Cl,
C2, C3, C4, C5, C6, C7, and C8 and/or other portions of impact-resistant
features 7 provide
resistance to impacts as described above with respect to the carton 5 (Fig.
7).
[0064] Turning to Figs. 12-14, a blank 203 and a carton 205 formed
therefrom are illustrated
according to a third exemplary embodiment of the disclosure. The blank 203 and
the carton
205 can have one or more substantially similar features to the blanks 3, 103
(Figs. 1 and 9) and
the cartons 5, 105 (Figs. 7 and 10) of the first and second exemplary
embodiments of the
disclosure, and like or similar components are referenced with like or similar
reference
numbers. As shown, the blank 203 includes a bottom panel 213 foldably
connected to a first
side panel 215 and to a second side panel 217 at respective longitudinal fold
lines 219, 221.
The bottom panel 213, as shown, is also foldably connected to each of a first
impact-resistant
panel 223 and a second impact-resistant panel 225 at respective lateral fold
lines 227, 229.
Respective first and second end panels 231, 233, as shown, are foldably
connected to the
respective first and second impact-resistant panel 223, 225 at respective
lateral fold lines 235,
237. As also shown, a third impact-resistant panel 239 is foldably connected
to the first end
panel 231 at a longitudinal fold line 241 and a fourth impact-resistant panel
243 is foldably
connected to the first end panel 231 at a longitudinal fold line 245.
Similarly, a fifth impact-
resistant panel 247 is foldably connected to the second end panel 233 at a
longitudinal fold line
249 and a sixth impact-resistant panel 251 is foldably connected to the second
end panel 233 at
a longitudinal fold line 253. It will be understood that the blank 203 can be
differently-
arranged without departing from the disclosure.
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[0065] Still referring to Fig. 12, a first end flap 255 is foldably
connected to the first end
panel 231 at a lateral fold line 257 and a second end flap 259 is foldably
connected to the
second end panel 233 at a lateral fold line 258. As shown, a third end flap
263 is foldably
connected to the first side panel 215 at a longitudinal fold line 265 and a
fourth end flap 267 is
foldably connected to the second side panel 217 at a longitudinal fold line
269.
[0066] Still referring to Figs. 12-14, the blank 203 is folded such
that the respective impact-
resistant panels 223, 225 are folded at respective fold lines 227, 229 into at
least partial face-
to-face contact with the bottom panel 213 and the respective end panels 231,
233 are folded at
the respective fold lines 235, 237 to be substantially upright, e.g.,
perpendicular, relative to the
bottom panel 213 and to be in spaced planar parallel relation with one
another. The respective
impact-resistant panels 239, 243, 247, 251 can also be folded away from the
interior of the
blank 203 at respective fold lines 241, 245, 249, 253 to each extend in
perpendicular relation to
both the end panels 231, 233 and the bottom panel 213. The respective side
panels 215, 217
can be folded upwardly relative to the bottom panel 213 at the respective fold
lines 219, 221 to
be in spaced parallel planar relation to one another and such that the impact-
resistant panels
239, 247 are in at least partial face-to-face contact with the side panel 215
and such that the
impact-resistant panels 243, 251 are in at least partial face-to-face contact
with the side panel
217. Thereafter, the respective end flaps 255, 259 can be folded toward the
interior of the
blank 203 at the respective fold lines 257, 258 and the respective end flaps
263, 267 can be
folded at the respective fold lines 265, 269 into at least partial face-to-
face contact with the
respective end flaps 255, 259 to form a closed end of the carton 205 and such
that the end flaps
255, 259, 263, 267 are in planar parallel spaced relation with the bottom
panel 213 and at least
partially forming a closed end 211 of the carton 205.
[0067] In this regard, and as shown, the blank 203 is folded into the
carton 205 such that the
body portion 208 is formed at least partially by the panels 213, 231, 233,
215, 217, and can
also be at least partially formed by portions of the end flaps 263, 267, 255,
259, and with the
impact-resistant features 207 extending away from the body portion 208 of the
carton 205.
The impact-resistant features 207 include the impact-resistant panels 223, 225
in face-to-face
contact with portions of the bottom panel 213 in a two-ply configuration, the
impact-resistant
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panels 239, 247 in face-to-face contact with portions of the side panel 215 in
a two-ply
configuration, and the impact-resistant panels 243, 251 in face-to-face
contact with portions of
the side panel 217 in a two-ply configuration, respective upper portions 271,
273 of the
respective end flaps 263, 267 that extend above the end panel 231 in the
assembled carton 205
in a single-ply configuration, and respective lower portions 275, 277 of the
respective end flaps
263, 267 that extend below the end panel 233 in the assembled carton 205 in a
single-ply
configuration. The impact-resistant features 207 proximate the panel 231, as
shown, include a
first extension E21 formed by the respective upper portions 271, 273 of the
respective end
flaps 263, 267, a second extension E22 formed by the impact-resistant panel
239 in face-to-
face contact with a portion of the panel 215, a third extension E23 formed by
the impact-
resistant panel 223 in face-to-face contact with a portion of the panel 213,
and a fourth
extension E24 formed by the impact-resistant panel 243 in face-to-face contact
with a portion
of the panel 217, and with the first extension E21 and the second extension
E22 intersecting at
a first corner C21, the second extension E22 and the third extension E23
intersecting at a
second corner C22, the third extension E23 and the fourth extension E24
intersecting at a third
corner C23, and the fourth extension E24 and the first extension E21
intersecting at a fourth
corner C24, as shown. The impact-resistant features 207 proximate the panel
233, as shown,
include a fifth extension E25 formed by the impact-resistant panel 225 and a
portion of the
panel 213, a sixth extension E26 formed by the impact-resistant panel 251 in
face-to-face
contact with a portion of the panel 217, a seventh extension E27 formed by
respective lower
portions 275, 277 of the respective end flaps 263, 267, and an eighth
extension E28 formed by
the impact-resistant panel 247 in face-to-face contact with a portion of the
panel 215, and with
the fifth extension E25 and the sixth extension E26 intersecting at a fifth
corner C25, the sixth
extension E26 and the seventh extension E27 intersecting at a sixth corner
C26, the seventh
extension E27 and the eighth extension E28 intersecting at a seventh corner
C27, and the
eighth extension E28 and the fifth extension E25 intersecting at an eighth
corner C28, as
shown. Such extensions E21, E22, E23, E24, E25, E26, E27, and E28 and corners
C21, C22,
C23, C24, C25, C26, C27, and C28 and/or other portions of impact-resistant
features 207
provide resistance to impacts as described above with respect to the cartons
5, 105 (Figs. 7 and
10).
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[0068] Fig. 15 is a plan view of the interior side 301 of a blank,
generally indicated at 303,
used to form a carton 305 (Fig. 16), according to a fourth exemplary
embodiment of the
disclosure. The blank 303 and the carton 305 can have one or more
substantially similar
features to the blanks 3, 103, 203 (Figs. 1, 9, and 12) and the cartons 5,
105, 205 (Figs. 7, 10,
and 13) of the first, second, and third exemplary embodiments of the
disclosure, and like or
similar components are referenced with like or similar reference numbers. As
shown, the
carton blank 303 has the longitudinal axis Li and the lateral axis L2. The
blank 303 comprises
a top panel 313 having an intermediate lateral fold line 314, e.g., a backfold
or relief fold line,
and the top panel 313 is foldably connected to a first top impact-resistant
panel 315 at a lateral
fold line 317 and a second top impact-resistant panel 319 at a lateral fold
line 321. The top
panel 313, as shown, is also foldably connected to a third top impact-
resistant panel 323 at a
longitudinal fold line 325 and a fourth top impact-resistant panel 327 at a
longitudinal fold line
329, as described further herein.
[0069] As shown, the carton blank 303 includes a first side panel 331
foldably connected to
the first top impact-resistant panel 315 at a lateral fold line 333 and
foldably connected to a
first bottom impact-resistant panel 335 at a lateral fold line 337. A bottom
panel 339, as
shown, includes an intermediate fold line 340 and is foldably connected to the
first bottom
impact-resistant panel 335 at a lateral fold line 341. The bottom panel 339,
as shown, is also
foldably connected to a second bottom impact-resistant panel 343 at a
longitudinal fold line
345, a third bottom impact-resistant panel 347 at a longitudinal fold line
349, and a fourth
bottom impact-resistant panel 351 at a longitudinal fold line 353. As shown,
the blank 303
also includes a second side panel 355 foldably connected to the second bottom
impact-resistant
panel 343 at a lateral fold line 357. A third side panel 359, as shown, is
foldably connected to
the second top impact-resistant panel 319 at a lateral fold line 361. As
described herein, the
second and third side panels 355, 359 may at least partially overlap to form a
side of the carton
305 (Fig. 16). In alternative embodiments, the blank 303 can have alternative
panel and flap
arrangements without departing from the disclosure.
[0070] Still referring to Fig. 15, a first end flap 363 is foldably
connected to the third top
impact-resistant panel 323 at a longitudinal fold line 365 and a second end
flap 367 is foldably
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connected to the fourth top impact-resistant panel 327 at a longitudinal fold
line 369. A third
end flap 371 is foldably connected to the first side panel 331 at a
longitudinal fold line 373 and
a fourth end flap 375 is foldably connected to the first side panel 331 at a
longitudinal fold line
377. A fifth end flap 379 is foldably connected to the third bottom impact-
resistant panel 347
at a longitudinal fold line 381 and a sixth end flap 383 is foldably connected
to the fourth
bottom impact-resistant panel 351 at a longitudinal fold line 385. As shown, a
seventh end
flap 387 is foldably connected to the second side panel 355 at a longitudinal
fold line 389 and
an eighth end flap 391 is foldably connected to the second side panel 355 at a
longitudinal fold
line 393. A ninth end flap 395 is foldably connected to the third side panel
359 at a
longitudinal fold line 398 and a tenth end flap 397 is foldably connected to
the third side panel
397 at a longitudinal fold line 399. While the third top impact-resistant
panel 323, the fourth
top impact-resistant panel 327, the third bottom impact-resistant panel 347,
and the fourth
bottom impact-resistant panel 351 have been described as distinct from the
respective foldably
attached end flaps 363, 367, 379, 383, in embodiments, the impact-resistant
panels 323, 327,
347, 351 may be portions of the respective end flaps 363, 367, 379, 383. The
blank 303 can
have alternative panel and flap arrangements without departing from the
disclosure.
[0071] The end flap 363 and the third top impact-resistant panel 323,
the end flap 371, the
end flap 379 and the third top impact-resistant panel 347, the end flap 387,
and the end flap
395 extend along a first marginal area of the blank 303, and the end flap 367
and the fourth top
impact-resistant panel 327, the end flap 375, the end flap 383 and the fourth
bottom impact-
resistant panel 351, the end flap 391, and the end flap 397 extend along a
second marginal area
of the blank 303, as shown. The longitudinal fold lines 365, 325, 373, 381,
349, 389, 329, 369,
377, 353, 385, 393, 398, and 399 may be, for example, substantially straight,
or offset at one or
more locations to account for blank thickness, varying width of the blank
panels and flaps, or
for other factors. The blank 303 could be otherwise shaped, arranged, and/or
configured
without departing from the disclosure.
[0072] When the carton 305 is erected, at least a portion of the end flap
363, the end flap 379,
and the end flaps 371, 387, 395 at least partially close a first end 311 of
the carton 305, and at
least a portion of the end flap 367, the end flap 383, and the end flaps 375,
391, 397 at least
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partially close a second end 312 of the carton 305. Different flap
arrangements can be used for
at least partially closing the ends 311, 312 of the carton 305 without
departing from the
disclosure.
[0073]
Referring additionally to Figs. 16 and 17, in one embodiment, the carton
305 can be
formed from the blank 303 by folding the respective impact-resistant panels
315, 335 at
respective fold lines 333, 337 into at least partial face-to-face contact with
the panel 313 and
the respective panels 313, 339 can be folded at the respective fold lines 317,
341 to be
substantially upright, e.g., perpendicular, relative to the panel 313 and to
be in spaced planar
parallel relation with one another. The respective impact-resistant panels
323, 327, 347, 351
can also be folded away from the interior of the blank 303 at respective fold
lines 325, 329,
349, 353 to each extend in perpendicular relation to both the panels 313, 339
and the panel
331. The respective end flaps 363, 367, 379, 383 can be folded toward the
interior of the blank
303 at the respective fold lines 365, 369, 381, 385 into at least partial face-
to-face contact with
the respective impact-resistant panels 323, 327, 347, 351. The end flaps 371,
375 can be
folded upwardly relative to the panel 331 at the respective fold lines 373,
377 to be in spaced
parallel planar relation to one another and such that the end flap 371 is in
at least partial face-
to-face contact with each of the end flaps 363, 379 and such that the end flap
375 is in at least
partial face-to-face contact with each of the end flaps 367, 383. The
respective impact-
resistant panels 319, 343 can be folded outwardly at the respective fold lines
321, 345, and the
respective panels 359, 355 can be folded at the respective fold lines 361, 357
toward one
another such that the impact-resistant panel 319 is in at least partial face-
to-face contact with
the panel 359, the impact-resistant panel 343 is in at least partial face-to-
face contact with the
panel 355, and the panels 359, 355 are in at least partial face-to-face
contact with each other.
Such positioning of the panels 359, 355 also causes the end flaps 395, 387 to
be overlapped in
at least partial face-to-face contact and the end flaps 367, 391 to be
overlapped in at least
partial face-to-face contact. The end flaps 395, 387 can then together be
folded downwardly at
the fold lines 398, 389 to close the first end 311 of the carton 305 and the
end flaps 397, 391
can be together folded downwardly at the fold lines 399, 393 to close the
second end 312 of
the carton 305.
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[0074] In this regard, the carton 305 is provided with the impact-resistant
panel 319 and a
portion of the panel 359, the impact-resistant panel 323 and a portion of the
end flap 363, the
impact-resistant panel 315 and a portion of the panel 331, and the impact-
resistant panel 327
and a portion of the end flap 367 extending away from the top panel 313 in a
two-ply
configuration and forming impact-resistant features 307 extending away from
the body portion
308 of the carton 305 proximate the top panel 313 of the carton 305, the body
portion 308 of
the carton 305 being formed at least partially by the panels 313, 331, 339,
355, 359, and can
also be formed by portions of the end flaps 363, 367, 371, 375, 379, 383, 387,
391. Similarly,
the impact-resistant panel 335 and a portion of the panel 331, the impact-
resistant panel 347
and a portion of the end flap 379, the impact-resistant panel 343 and a
portion of the panel 355,
and the impact-resistant panel 351 and a portion of the end flap 383 extend
away from the
bottom panel 339 in a two-ply configuration and also form the impact-resistant
features 307
extending away from the body portion 308 of the carton 305 proximate the
bottom panel 339
of the carton 305, as shown. The impact-resistant features 307 proximate the
panel 313, as
shown, include a first extension E31 formed by the impact-resistant panel 315
in face-to-face
contact with a portion of the panel 331, a second extension E32 formed by the
impact-resistant
panel 327 in face-to-face contact with a portion of the end flap 367, a third
extension E33
formed by the impact-resistant panel 319 in face-to-face contact with a
portion of the panel
359, and a fourth extension E34 formed by the impact-resistant panel 323 in
face-to-face
contact with a portion of the end flap 363, and with the first extension E31
and the second
extension E32 intersecting at a first comer C31, the second extension E32 and
the third
extension E33 intersecting at a second corner C32, the third extension E33 and
the fourth
extension E34 intersecting at a third corner C33, and the fourth extension E34
and the first
extension E31 intersecting at a fourth comer C34, as shown. As also shown, the
impact-
resistant features 307 proximate the panel 339 include a fifth extension E35
formed by the
impact-resistant panel 347 in face-to-face contact with a portion of the end
flap 379, a sixth
extension E36 formed by the impact-resistant panel 343 in face-to-face contact
with a portion
of the panel 355, a seventh extension E37 formed by the impact-resistant panel
351 in face-to-
face contact with a portion of the end flap 383, and an eighth extension E38
formed by the
impact-resistant panel 335 in face-to-face contact with a portion of the panel
331, and with the
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fifth extension E35 and the sixth extension E36 intersecting at a fifth corner
C35, the sixth
extension E36 and the seventh extension E37 intersecting at a sixth corner
C36, the seventh
extension E37 and the eighth extension E38 intersecting at a seventh corner
C37, and the
eighth extension E38 and the fifth extension E35 intersecting at an eighth
corner C38, as
shown. Such extensions and corners E31, E32, E33, E34, E35, E36, E37, and E38
and C31,
C32, C33, C34, C35, C36, C37, and C38 and/or other portions of impact-
resistant features 307
provide resistance to impacts as described above with respect to the cartons
5, 105, 205 (Fig. 7,
10, and 13).
[0075] Turning to Fig. 18, a plan view of the interior side 501 of a
blank, generally indicated
at 503, used to form a carton 505 (Fig. 19), according to a fifth exemplary
embodiment of the
disclosure. The blank 503 and the carton 505 can have one or more
substantially similar
features to the blanks 3, 103, 203, 303 (Figs. 1, 9, 12, 15) and the cartons
5, 105, 205, 305
(Figs. 7, 10, 13, 16) of the first, second, third, and fourth exemplary
embodiments of the
disclosure, and like or similar components are referenced with like or similar
reference
numbers. As shown, the carton blank 503 has the longitudinal axis Ll and the
lateral axis L2.
The blank 503 includes a first side panel 513 that is foldably connected to a
second side panel
515 and a third side panel 517 at respective lateral fold lines 519, 521. A
fourth side panel
523, as shown, is foldably connected to the second side panel 515 at a lateral
fold line 525, and
an attachment flap 527 is foldably connected to the fourth side panel 523 at a
lateral fold line
529.
[0076] As shown, a first impact-resistant end flap 531 is foldably
connected to the first side
panel 513 at a longitudinal fold line 533, a first minor end flap 535 is
foldably connected to the
second side panel 515 at a longitudinal fold line 537, a second minor end flap
539 is foldably
connected to the third side panel 517 at a longitudinal fold line 541, and a
second impact-
resistant end flap 543 is foldably connected to the fourth side panel 523 at a
longitudinal fold
line 545 such that the end flaps 531, 535, 539, 543 extend along a first
marginal area of the
blank 503. Similarly, a third impact-resistant end flap 547 is foldably
connected to the first
side panel 513 at a longitudinal fold line 549, a third minor end flap 551 is
foldably connected
to the second side panel 515 at a longitudinal fold line 553, a fourth minor
end flap 555 is
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foldably connected to the third side panel 517 at a longitudinal fold line
557, and a fourth
impact-resistant end flap 559 is foldably connected to the fourth side panel
523 at a
longitudinal fold line 561 such that the end flaps 547, 551, 555, 559 extend
along a second
marginal area of the blank 503. As also shown, the impact-resistant end flap
531 is separated
from the respective minor end flaps 535, 539 at respective lateral cuts 563,
565, the impact-
resistant end flap 543 is separated from the minor end flap 535 at a lateral
cut 567, the impact-
resistant end flap 547 is separated from the respective minor end flaps 551,
555 at respective
lateral cuts 569, 571, and the impact-resistant end flap 559 is separated from
the minor end flap
551 at a lateral cut 573. When the carton 505 is erected, the impact-resistant
end flaps 531,
543 and the minor end flaps 535, 539 close a first end 511 of the carton 505,
and the impact-
resistant end flaps 547, 559 and the minor flaps 551, 555 close a second end
512 of the carton
505. In accordance with alternative embodiments of the present disclosure,
different flap
arrangements can be used for at least partially closing the ends 511, 512 of
the carton 505.
[0077] Still referring to Fig. 18, respective impact-resistant portions
575, 577 of the
respective impact-resistant end flaps 531, 547 extend longitudinally into
alignment with a
portion of the side panel 515 a distance D1 and are separated from the side
panel 515 at
respective longitudinal cuts 579, 581. Similarly, respective impact-resistant
portions 583, 585
of the respective impact-resistant end flaps 543, 559 are defined along a
distance D1 at
respective free edge portions thereof, and extend longitudinally into
alignment with a portion
of the attachment flap 527. As also shown, the impact-resistant end flaps 531,
543, 547, 559
are defined along a lateral distance D2 that is greater than a lateral
distance D3 along which the
minor end flaps 535, 539, 551, 555 are defined. The blank 503 could be
otherwise shaped,
arranged, and/or configured without departing from the disclosure.
[0078] Referring additionally to Fig. 19, in one embodiment, the carton
505 can be formed
from the blank 503 by folding the side panels 515, 513, 517, 523 at the fold
lines 519, 521, 525
such that the side panels 515, 517 are arranged in planar parallel spaced
relation and the side
panels 513, 523 are arranged in parallel planar spaced relation and
perpendicular to each of the
side panels 515, 517. The attachment flap 527 can be folded at the fold line
529 into at least
partial face-to-face contact with the panel 517 and secures thereto with an
adhesive such as
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=
glue to provide the illustrated sleeve-like configuration of the carton 505
that extends around
an interior 509 of the carton 505. With additional reference to Figs. 20 and
21, to effect
closure of the first end 511 of the carton 505, the minor end flaps 539, 535
can be folded
toward one another at respective fold lines 541, 537 and the impact-resistant
end flaps 543,
531 can be folded toward one another at the respective fold lines 545, 533 in
the direction of
the arrows A18, Al 9 into at least partial face-to-face contact to close the
first end 511 of the
carton 505. Similarly, to effect closure of the second end 512 of the carton
505, the minor end
flaps 555, 551 can be folded toward one another at respective fold lines 557,
553 and the
impact-resistant end flaps 559, 547 can be folded toward one another at the
respective fold
lines 561, 549 in the direction of the arrows A20, A21 into at least partial
face-to-face contact
to close the second end 512 of the carton 505.
[0079] Referring additionally to Fig. 22, the impact-resistant portions
575, 583, 577, 585 of
the respective impact-resistant end flaps 531, 543, 547, 559 form impact-
resistant features 507
that extend away from a body portion 508 of the carton 505 that is formed at
least by portions
of the side panels 513, 515, 517, 523 and can include portions of the impact-
resistant end flaps
531, 543, 547, 559 and the minor end flaps 535, 539, 551, 555. The impact-
resistant features
507, as shown, include a first extension E51 formed by the impact-resistant
portion 575 of the
impact-resistant end flap 531, a second extension E52 formed by the impact-
resistant portion
583 of the second impact-resistant end flap 543, a third extension E53 formed
by the impact-
resistant portion 577 of the impact-resistant end flap 547, and a fourth
extension E54 formed
by the impact-resistant portion 585 of the impact-resistant end flap 559. The
extensions E51,
E52, E53, E54 each have a single-ply configuration and extend away from the
body portion
508 to provide resistance to impacts as described above with respect to the
cartons 5, 105, 205,
305 (Fig. 7, 10, 13, 16).
[0080] Turning to Figs. 23-25, a blank 603 and a carton 605 formed
therefrom are illustrated
according to a sixth exemplary embodiment of the disclosure. The blank 603 and
the carton
605 can have one or more substantially similar features to the blanks 3, 103,
203, 303, 503
(Figs. 1, 9, 12, 15, 18) and the cartons 5, 105, 205, 305, 505 (Figs. 7, 10,
13, 16, 19) of the
first, second, third, fourth, and fifth exemplary embodiments of the
disclosure, and like or
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similar components are referenced with like or similar reference numbers. As
shown, the
blank 603 is similar to the blank 3 (Fig. 1) of the first exemplary embodiment
of the disclosure,
however, the end flaps 87, 63, 71, 79, 91, 67, 75, 83 are not presented with
any fold lines or
other lines of weakening such that and/or no impact-resistant panels are
directly foldably
connected thereto. In this regard, the respective end flaps 63, 67 are
foldably connected to the
side panel 13 at the respective fold lines 25, 29, the respective end flaps
71, 75 are foldably
connected to the side panel 31 at the respective fold lines 73, 77, the
respective end flaps 79,
83 are foldably connected to the side panel 39 at the respective fold lines
45, 49, and the
respective end flaps 87, 93 are foldably connected to the side panel 51 at the
respective fold
lines 89, 93. It will be understood that the blank 603 can be differently-
arranged without
departing from the disclosure.
[0081]
Still referring to Figs. 23-25, the blank 603 is folded such that the
respective impact-
resistant panels 15, 35 are folded at respective fold lines 33, 37 into at
least partial face-to-face
contact with the side panel 31 and the respective side panels 13, 39 are
folded at the respective
fold lines 17, 41 to be substantially upright, e.g., perpendicular, relative
to the side panel 31
and to be in spaced planar parallel relation with one another. The impact-
resistant panel 19
can be folded outwardly at the fold line 21 and the side panel 51 can be
folded inwardly at the
fold line 53 into at least partial face-to-face contact with the impact-
resistant panel 19 to
extend in spaced parallel relation with the side panel 31. The impact-
resistant panel 55 can be
folded at the fold line 57 into at least partial face-to-face contact with the
side panel 51, and the
attachment flap 46 can be folded at the fold line 48 into at least partial
face-to-face contact
with the impact-resistant panel 55 and secured thereto, for example, with an
adhesive such as
glue. Thereafter, the respective end flaps 63, 79 can be folded toward the
interior of the carton
605 at the respective fold lines 25, 45 and the respective end flaps 71, 87
can be folded at the
respective fold lines 73, 89 into at least partial face-to-face contact with
the end flaps 63, 79 to
form a closed end 611 of the carton 605. Similarly, the respective end flaps
67, 83 can be
folded toward the interior of the carton 605 at the respective fold lines 29,
49 and the
respective end flaps 75, 91 can be folded at the respective fold lines 77, 93
into at least partial
face-to-face contact with the end flaps 67, 83 to form a closed end 612 of the
carton 605.
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[0082] In this regard, and as shown, the blank 603 is folded into the
carton 605 such that the
body portion 608 is formed at least partially by the panels 13, 31, 39, 51,
and can also be at
least partially formed by portions of one or more of the end flaps 63, 71, 79,
87, 67, 75, 83, 91
and with the impact-resistant features 607 extending away from the body
portion 608 of the
carton 605. The impact-resistant features 607 include the impact-resistant
panels 15, 35 in
face-to-face contact with portions of the side panel 31 in a two-ply
configuration, the impact-
resistant panels 19, 55 in face-to-face contact with portions of the side
panel 51 in a two-ply
configuration, respective portions 614, 616 of the respective end flaps 71, 87
and respective
portions 618, 620 of the respective end flaps 75, 91 that extend past the end
panel 13 in the
assembled carton 605 in a single-ply configuration, and respective portions
622, 624 of the
respective end flaps 71, 87 and respective portions 626, 628 of the respective
end flaps 75, 91
that extend past the end panel 39 in the assembled carton 605 in a single-ply
configuration.
[0083] The impact-resistant features 607 proximate the panel 13, as
shown, include a first
extension E61 formed by the impact-resistant panel 19 in face-to-face contact
with a portion of
the panel 51, a second extension E62 formed by the respective portions 614,
616 of the
respective end flaps 71, 87, a third extension E63 formed by the impact-
resistant panel 15 in
face-to-face contact with a portion of the panel 31, and a fourth extension
E64 formed by the
respective portions 618, 620 of the respective end flaps 75, 91, and with the
first extension E61
and the second extension E62 intersecting at a first corner C61, the second
extension E62 and
the third extension E63 intersecting at a second corner C62, the third
extension E63 and the
fourth extension E64 intersecting at a third corner C63, and the fourth
extension E64 and the
first extension E61 intersecting at a fourth corner C64, as shown. As also
shown, the impact-
resistant features 607 proximate the panel 39 include a fifth extension E65
formed by the
impact-resistant panel 35 in face-to-face contact with a portion of the panel
31, a sixth
extension E66 formed by the respective portions 622, 624 of the respective end
flaps 71, 87, a
seventh extension E67 formed by the impact-resistant panel 55 in face-to-face
contact with a
portion of the panel 51, and an eighth extension E68 formed by the respective
portions 626,
628 of the respective end flaps 75, 91, and with the fifth extension E65 and
the sixth extension
E66 intersecting at a fifth corner C65, the sixth extension E66 and the
seventh extension E67
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intersecting at a sixth corner C66, the seventh extension E67 and the eighth
extension E68
intersecting at a seventh corner C67, and the eighth extension E68 and the
fifth extension E65
intersecting at an eighth corner C68, as shown. Such extensions and corners
E61, E62, E63,
E64, E65, E66, E67, and E68 and C61, C62, C63, C64, C65, C66, C67, and C68
and/or other
portions of impact-resistant features 607 provide resistance to impacts as
described above with
respect to the cartons 5, 105, 205, 305, 505 (Fig. 7, 10, 13, 16, 19).
[0084] Turning to Figs. 26-28, a blank 703 and a carton 705 formed
therefrom are illustrated
according to a seventh exemplary embodiment of the disclosure. The blank 703
and the carton
705 can have one or more substantially similar features to the blanks 3, 103,
203, 303, 503,
603 (Figs. 1, 9, 12, 15, 18, 23) and the cartons 5, 105, 205, 305, 505, 605
(Figs. 7, 10, 13, 16,
19, 24) of the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth exemplary
embodiments of the
disclosure, and like or similar components are referenced with like or similar
reference
numbers. As shown, the blank 703 is similar to the blank 3 (Fig. 1) of the
first exemplary
embodiment of the disclosure, however, respective end flaps 771, 775 are
foldably connected
to the side panel 31 at the respective fold lines 73, 77 and respective end
flaps 787, 791 are
foldably connected to the side panel 51 at the respective fold lines 89, 93.
Each of the end
flaps 771, 775, 787, 791, as shown, has a longitudinal width D4 that is less
than a longitudinal
width D5 of each of the side panels 31, 51. It will be understood that the
blank 703 can be
differently-arranged without departing from the disclosure.
[0085] Still referring to Figs. 26-28, the blank 703 is folded such
that the respective impact-
resistant panels 15, 35 are folded at respective fold lines 33, 37 into at
least partial face-to-face
contact with the side panel 31 and the respective side panels 13, 39 are
folded at the respective
fold lines 17, 41 to be substantially upright, e.g., perpendicular, relative
to the side panel 31
and to be in spaced planar parallel relation with one another. The impact-
resistant panel 19
can be folded outwardly at the fold line 21 and the side panel 51 can be
folded inwardly at the
fold line 53 into at least partial face-to-face contact with the impact-
resistant panel 19 to
extend in spaced parallel relation with the side panel 31. The impact-
resistant panel 55 can be
folded at the fold line 57 into at least partial face-to-face contact with the
side panel 51, and the
attachment flap 46 can be folded at the fold line 48 into at least partial
face-to-face contact
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, with the impact-resistant panel 55 and secured thereto, for example, with an
adhesive such as
glue. Thereafter, the respective end flaps 63, 79 can be folded toward the
interior of the carton
705 at the respective fold lines 25, 45 and the respective end flaps 771, 787
can be folded at
the respective fold lines 73, 89 into at least partial face-to-face contact
with the end flaps 63,
79 to form a closed end 711 of the carton 705. Similarly, the respective end
flaps 67, 83 can
be folded toward the interior of the carton 705 at the respective fold lines
29, 49 and the
respective end flaps 775, 791 can be folded at the respective fold lines 77,
93 into at least
partial face-to-face contact with the end flaps 67, 83 to form a closed end
712 of the carton
705.
[0086] In this regard, and as shown, the blank 703 is folded into the
carton 705 such that the
body portion 708 is formed at least partially by the panels 13, 31, 39, 51,
and can also be at
least partially formed by portions of one or more of the end flaps 63, 771,
79, 787, 67, 775, 83,
791 and with the impact-resistant features 707 extending away from the body
portion 708 of
the carton 705. The impact-resistant features 707 include the impact-resistant
panels 15, 35 in
face-to-face contact with portions of the side panel 31 in a two-ply
configuration, and the
impact-resistant panels 19, 55 in face-to-face contact with portions of the
side panel 51 in a
two-ply configuration.
[0087] The impact-resistant features 707 proximate the panel 13, as
shown, include a first
extension E71 formed by the impact-resistant panel 19 in face-to-face contact
with a portion of
the panel 51 and a second extension E72 formed by the impact-resistant panel
15 in face-to-
face contact with a portion of the panel 31, with the first extension E71
forming a first corner
C71 and a fourth corner C74 and the second extension E72 forming a second
corner C72 and a
third corner C73. As also shown, the impact-resistant features 707 proximate
the panel 39
include a third extension E73 formed by the impact-resistant panel 35 in face-
to-face contact
with a portion of the panel 31 and a fourth extension E74 formed by the impact-
resistant panel
55 in face-to-face contact with a portion of the panel 51, with the third
extension E73 forming
a fifth corner C75 and an eighth corner C78 and the fourth extension E74
forming a sixth
corner C76 and a seventh corner C77, as shown. Such extensions and corners
E71, E72, E73,
E74, and C71, C72, C73, C74, C75, C76, C77, and C78 and/or other portions of
impact-
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resistant features 707 provide resistance to impacts as described above with
respect to the
cartons 5, 105, 205, 305, 505, 605 (Fig. 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 24).
100881 Turning to Figs. 29-31, a blank 803 and a carton 805 formed
therefrom are illustrated
according to an eighth exemplary embodiment of the disclosure. The blank 803
and the carton
805 can have one or more substantially similar features to the blanks 3, 103,
203, 303, 503,
603, 703 (Figs. 1, 9, 12, 15, 18, 23, 26) and the cartons 5, 105, 205, 305,
505, 605, 705 (Figs.
7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 24, 27) of the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth,
and seventh exemplary
embodiments of the disclosure, and like or similar components are referenced
with like or
similar reference numbers. As shown, the blank 803 is similar to the blank 3
(Fig. 1) of the
first exemplary embodiment of the disclosure, however, respective end flaps
871, 875 are
foldably connected to the side panel 31 at the respective fold lines 73, 77
and respective end
flaps 887, 891 are foldably connected to the side panel 51 at the respective
fold lines 89, 93.
Each of the end flaps 871, 875, 887, 891, as shown, has the longitudinal width
D4 that is less
than the longitudinal width D5 of each of the side panels 31, 51. It will be
understood that the
blank 803 can be differently-arranged without departing from the disclosure.
100891 Still referring to Figs. 29-31, the blank 803 is folded such
that the respective impact-
resistant panels 15, 35 are folded at respective fold lines 33, 37 into at
least partial face-to-face
contact with the side panel 31 and the respective side panels 13, 39 are
folded at the respective
fold lines 17, 41 to be substantially upright, e.g., perpendicular, relative
to the side panel 31
and to be in spaced planar parallel relation with one another. The impact-
resistant panel 19
can be folded outwardly at the fold line 21 and the side panel 51 can be
folded inwardly at the
fold line 53 into at least partial face-to-face contact with the impact-
resistant panel 19 to
extend in spaced parallel relation with the side panel 31. The impact-
resistant panel 55 can be
folded at the fold line 57 into at least partial face-to-face contact with the
side panel 51, and the
attachment flap 46 can be folded at the fold line 48 into at least partial
face-to-face contact
with the impact-resistant panel 55 and secured thereto, for example, with an
adhesive such as
glue. Thereafter, the respective impact-resistant panels 23, 43 can be folded
outwardly from
the carton 805 at the respective fold lines 25, 45, and the end flaps 63, 79
can be folded toward
the interior of the carton 805 at the respective fold lines 65, 81 and into at
least partial face-to-
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face contact with the respective impact-resistant panels 23, 43. The
respective end flaps 871,
887 can be folded at the respective fold lines 73, 89 into at least partial
face-to-face contact
with the end flaps 63, 79 to form a closed end 811 of the carton 705.
Similarly, the respective
impact-resistant panels 27, 47 can be folded at the respective fold lines 29,
49 outwardly from
the carton 805 and the end flaps 67, 83 can be folded toward the interior of
the carton 805 at
the respective fold lines 69, 85 and into at least partial face-to-face
contact with the respective
impact-resistant panels 27, 47. The respective end flaps 875, 891 can be
folded at the
respective fold lines 77, 93 into at least partial face-to-face contact with
the end flaps 67, 83 to
form a closed end 812 of the carton 805.
[0090] In this regard, and as shown, the blank 803 is folded into the
carton 805 such that the
body portion 808 is formed at least partially by the panels 13, 31, 39, 51,
and can also be at
least partially formed by portions of one or more of the end flaps 63, 871,
79, 887, 67, 875, 83,
891 and with the impact-resistant features 807 extending away from the body
portion 808 of
the carton 805. The impact-resistant features 807 include the impact-resistant
panels 15, 35 in
face-to-face contact with portions of the side panel 31 in a two-ply
configuration, the impact-
resistant panels 19, 55 in face-to-face contact with portions of the side
panel 51 in a two-ply
configuration, the impact-resistant panel 23 in face-to-face contact with a
portion of the end
flap 63, the impact-resistant panel 43 in face-to-face contact with a portion
of the end flap 79,
the impact-resistant panel 27 in face-to-face contact with a portion of the
end flap 67, and the
impact-resistant panel 47 in face-to-face contact with a portion of the end
flap 83.
[0091] The impact-resistant features 807 proximate the panel 13, as
shown, include a first
extension E81 formed by the impact-resistant panel 19 in face-to-face contact
with a portion of
the panel 51, a second extension E82 formed by the impact-resistant panel 23
in face-to-face
contact with a portion of the end flap 63, a third second extension E83 formed
by the impact-
resistant panel 15 in face-to-face contact with a portion of the panel 31, and
a fourth extension
E84 formed by the impact-resistant panel 27 in face-to-face contact with a
portion of the end
flap 67, with the first extension E81 and the second extension E82
intersecting at a first corner
C81, the second extension E82 and the third extension E83 intersecting at a
second corner
C82, the third extension E83 and the fourth extension E84 intersecting at a
third corner C83,
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and the fourth extension E84 and the first extension E81 intersecting at a
fourth corner C84.
As also shown, the impact-resistant features 807 proximate the panel 39
include a fifth
extension E85 formed by the impact-resistant panel 35 in face-to-face contact
with a portion of
the panel 31, a sixth extension E86 formed by the impact-resistant panel 43 in
face-to-face
contact with a portion of the end flap 79, a seventh extension E87 formed by
the impact-
resistant panel 55 in face-to-face contact with a portion of the panel 51, and
an eighth
extension E88 formed by the impact-resistant panel 47 in face-to-face contact
with a portion of
the end flap 83, with the fifth extension E85 and the sixth extension E86
intersecting at a fifth
corner C85, the sixth extension E86 and the seventh extension E87 intersecting
at a sixth
corner C86, the seventh extension E87 and the eighth extension E88
intersecting at a seventh
corner C87, and the eighth extension E88 and the fifth extension E85
intersecting at an eighth
corner C88. Such extensions and corners E81, E82, E83, E84, E85, E86, E87, E88
and C81,
C82, C83, C84, C85, C86, C87, and C88 and/or other portions of impact-
resistant features 807
provide resistance to impacts as described above with respect to the cartons
5, 105, 205, 305,
505, 605, 705 (Fig. 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 24, 27).
[0092] Turning to Figs. 32-34, a blank 903 and a carton 905 formed
therefrom are illustrated
according to a ninth exemplary embodiment of the disclosure. The blank 903 and
the carton
905 can have one or more substantially similar features to the blanks 3, 103,
203, 303, 503,
603, 703, 803 (Figs. 1, 9, 12, 15, 18, 23, 26, 29) and the cartons 5, 105,
205, 305, 505, 605,
705, 805 (Figs. 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 24, 27, 30) of the first, second, third,
fourth, fifth, sixth,
seventh, and eighth exemplary embodiments of the disclosure, and like or
similar components
are referenced with like or similar reference numbers. As shown, the blank 903
is similar to
the blank 3 (Fig. 1) of the first exemplary embodiment of the disclosure,
however, no end flaps
are foldably connected to the side panels 13, 31, 39, 51. It will be
understood that the blank
903 can be differently-arranged without departing from the disclosure.
[0093] Still referring to Figs. 32-34, the blank 903 is folded such
that the respective impact-
resistant panels 15, 35 are folded at respective fold lines 33, 37 into at
least partial face-to-face
contact with the side panel 31 and the respective side panels 13, 39 are
folded at the respective
fold lines 17, 41 to be substantially upright, e.g., perpendicular, relative
to the side panel 31
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and to be in spaced planar parallel relation with one another. The impact-
resistant panel 19
can be folded outwardly at the fold line 21 and the side panel 51 can be
folded inwardly at the
fold line 53 into at least partial face-to-face contact with the impact-
resistant panel 19 to
extend in spaced parallel relation with the side panel 31. The impact-
resistant panel 55 can be
folded at the fold line 57 into at least partial face-to-face contact with the
side panel 51, and the
attachment flap 46 can be folded at the fold line 48 into at least partial
face-to-face contact
with the impact-resistant panel 55 and secured thereto, for example, with an
adhesive such as
glue. In this regard, the carton 905 is formed in a sleeve-like configuration
having open ends
911, 912 through which an interior 909 of the carton 905 is accessible. In one
embodiment,
the carton 905 is configured such that an article can be placed in the
interior 909 of the carton
905, with the carton 905 disposed in an outer container, for example, a larger
carton or other
package.
[0094] As shown, the blank 903 is folded into the carton 905 such that
the body portion 908 is
formed at least partially by the panels 13, 31, 39, 51, and with the impact-
resistant features 907
extending away from the body portion 908 of the carton 905. The impact-
resistant features
907 include the impact-resistant panels 15, 35 in face-to-face contact with
portions of the side
panel 31 in a two-ply configuration and the impact-resistant panels 19, 55 in
face-to-face
contact with portions of the side panel 51 in a two-ply configuration.
[0095] The impact-resistant features 907 proximate the panel 13, as
shown, include a first
extension E91 formed by the impact-resistant panel 19 in face-to-face contact
with a portion of
the panel 51 and a second extension E92 formed by the impact-resistant panel
15 in face-to-
face contact with a portion of the panel 31, with the first extension E91
forming a first corner
C91 and a fourth corner C94 and the second extension E92 forming a second
corner C92 and a
third corner C93. As also shown, the impact-resistant features 907 proximate
the panel 39
include a third extension E93 formed by the impact-resistant panel 35 in face-
to-face contact
with a portion of the panel 31 and a fourth extension E94 formed by the impact-
resistant panel
55 in face-to-face contact with a portion of the panel 51, with the third
extension E93 forming
a fifth corner C95 and an eighth corner C98 and the fourth extension E94
forming a sixth
corner C96 and a seventh corner C97, as shown. Such extensions and corners
E91, E92, E93,
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E94, and C91, C92, C93, C94, C95, C96, C97, and C98 and/or other portions of
impact-
resistant features 907 provide resistance to impacts as described above with
respect to the
cartons 5, 105, 205, 305, 505, 605, 705, 805 (Fig. 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 24, 27,
30).
[0096] Fig. 35 is a plan view of the exterior side 1001 of a blank,
generally indicated at 1003,
used to form a carton 1005 (Fig. 40) for containing one or more articles
according to a tenth
exemplary embodiment of the disclosure. The blank 1003 and the carton 1005 can
have one or
more features that are substantially similar to one or more of the blanks 3,
103, 203, 303, 503,
603, 703, 803, 903 (Figs. 1, 9, 12, 15, 18, 23, 26, 29, 32) and the respective
cartons 5, 105,
205, 305, 505, 605, 705, 805, 905 (Figs. 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 24, 27, 30, 33) of
the first, second,
third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth exemplary embodiments
of the disclosure,
and like or similar components are referenced with like or similar reference
numbers.
[0097] As shown, the blank 1003 has some features that are similar to the
blank 3 (Fig. 1) of
the first exemplary embodiment of the disclosure, however, both of the front
or first side panel
13 and the back or third side panel 39 have a longitudinal distance or width
D4 that is greater
than a longitudinal distance or width D5 of both of the second and fourth side
panels 31, 51.
The impact-resistant panels 23, 43, 27, 47 have a lateral distance or height
D6. The top end
flaps 71, 87 and the bottom end flaps 75, 91 have the longitudinal width D5 at
least proximate
the respective fold lines 73, 89, 75, 91, though it will be understood that
one or more of the end
flaps 71, 87, 75, 91 can have a tapered configuration such that one or more
portions thereof can
have a longitudinal width less than D5.
[0098] As shown, the end flaps 63, 79, 67, 83 are configured as a second
plurality of end
flaps, and the end flaps 71, 87, 75, 91 are configured as a first plurality of
end flaps, with the
end flap 71 having lateral outer edge margins 1014, 1016 that extend to
respective lateral outer
edges 1018, 1020 of the end flap 71, the end flap 87 having lateral outer edge
margins 1022,
1024 that extend to respective lateral outer edges 1026, 1028 of the end flap
87, the end flap 75
having lateral outer edge margins 1030, 1032 that extend to respective lateral
outer edges
1034, 1036 of the end flap 75, and the end flap 91 having lateral outer edge
margins 1038,
1040 that extend to respective lateral outer edges 1042, 1044 of the end flap
91. It will be
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understood that the blank 1003 can be differently-arranged without departing
from the
disclosure.
[0099] In one exemplary embodiment, the carton 1005 can be assembled by
positioning the
blank 1003 with the interior side facing up and folding the impact-resistant
panel 55 at the fold
line 57 into at least partial face-to-face contact with the fourth side panel
51 and thereafter
folding the second side panel 31 at the fold line 33 into at least partial
face-to-face contact with
respective portions of the impact-resistant panel 15 and the first side panel
13. The impact-
resistant panel 15 can thereafter be folded at the fold line 17 into at least
partial face-to-face
contact with the exterior side 1001 of the first side panel 13 (i.e., the
impact-resistant panel 15
is backfolded relative to the aforementioned folding).
[00100] Thereafter, the impact-resistant panel 35 can be folded at the
fold line 37 into at least
partial face-to-face contact with the second side panel 31 and such that the
third side panel 39
and the attachment flap 46 are carried into at least partial face-to-face
contact with respective
portions of the second side panel 31 and the first side panel 13. The fourth
side panel 51 can
then be folded at the fold line 53 into at least partial face-to-face contact
with respective
portions of the impact-resistant panel 19 and the first side panel 13, and
such that the impact-
resistant panel 55 (which was previously folded into at least partial face-to-
face contact with
the fourth side panel 51) is folded into at least partial face-to-face contact
with the attachment
flap 46.
[00101] Thereafter, the carton 1005 can be arranged in an open sleeve
configuration that
extends around the interior 1009 of the carton 1005 and such that the first
side panel 13 is in
parallel spaced relation with the third side panel 39, and such that the
second side panel 31, the
impact-resistant panel 15, and the impact-resistant panel 35 are in parallel
spaced relation with
the fourth side panel 51, the impact-resistant panel 55, the impact-resistant
panel 19, and the
attachment flap 46.
[00102] In such an arrangement, the impact-resistant panels 15, 35 are in
at least partial face-
to-face contact with respective portions of the second side panel 31 such that
the impact-
resistant panel 15 and a portion of the second side panel 31, and the impact-
resistant panel 35
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and a portion of the second side panel 31, extend outwardly, e.g., away from
the interior 1009,
from the carton 1005 in a two-ply configuration. Similarly, the impact-
resistant panels 55, 19
are each in at least partial face-to-face contact with respective portions of
the fourth side panel
51 such that the impact-resistant panel 55 and a portion of the fourth side
panel 51, and the
impact-resistant panel 19 and a portion of the fourth side panel 51 extend
outwardly from the
carton 1005 in a two-ply configuration. The partially assembled carton 1005
illustrated in Fig.
36 has generally open ends 1011, 1012.
[00103] Still referring to Fig. 35, and referring additionally to Figs.
36-39, the end 1011 of the
carton 1005 can be closed by folding the end flaps 71, 87 at the respective
fold lines 73, 89 in
the direction of the respective arrows A22, A23 inwardly, e.g., toward the
interior 1009 of the
carton 1005. The end flaps 71, 87 are sized so that as the end flaps 71, 87
are folded
downwardly toward the interior 1009 of the carton 1005, the lateral outer edge
margins 1014,
1024 and 1016, 1022 of the end flaps 71, 87 urge the respective impact-
resistant panels 23, 43
to fold at the respective fold lines 45, 25 in the direction of the respective
arrows A24, A25,
outwardly, e.g., away from the interior 1009 of the carton 1005, such that the
lateral outer edge
margins 1014, 1024 are in at least partial face-to-face contact with the
impact-resistant panel
23 and the lateral outer edge margins 1016, 1022 are in at least partial face-
to-face contact with
the impact resistant panel 43. In such an arrangement, the impact-resistant
panels 23, 43 are
disposed in a generally perpendicular arrangement relative to the respective
panels 13, 31, 39,
51 and impact-resistant panels 19, 15, 35, 55. Overlapping portions of the end
flaps 71, 87 can
also be in at least partial face-to-face contact in this configuration. In
this regard, at least a
portion of one or more of the end flaps 71, 87 has the length D5 that is
substantially equal to
the distance D7 across the interior 1009 of the carton 1005 in addition to the
distances D6
along respective impact resistant panels 23, 43, e.g., D5 = D7 + 2 x D6.
[00104] As shown in Fig. 37, the end flaps 71, 87 are folded into at least
partial face-to-face
contact so that the lateral edges 1018, 1028 of the respective end flaps 71,
87 are positioned to
be generally aligned with the fold line 65, and the lateral edges 1020, 1026
of the respective
end flaps 71, 87 are positioned to be generally aligned with the fold line 81.
In the partially
closed position of Fig. 37, the lateral edges 1018, 1028 of the respective end
flaps 71, 87
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present a folding edge or folding structure about which the end flap 63 can be
folded at the fold
line 65 in the direction of the arrow A26 and the lateral edges 1020, 1026 of
the respective end
flaps 71, 87 are positioned as a folding edge or folding structure about which
the end flap 79
can be folded at the fold line 81 in the direction of the arrow A27. Upon
folding the end flaps
63, 79 at the respective fold lines 65, 81, each end flap 63, 79 is in at
least partial face-to-face
contact with the end flaps 71, 87 and/or each other, and such that the first
closed end 1011 of
the carton 1005 is formed. In such an arrangement, respective portions of the
end flaps 63, 79
are also positioned in overlapping relation with the respective impact-
resistant panels 23, 43.
Furthermore, the respective lateral outer edge margins 1014, 1024 and 1016,
1022 of the end
flaps 71, 87 maintain the respective impact-resistant panels 23, 43 in a
substantially planar or
otherwise generally stationary position to facilitate folding of the
respective end flaps 63, 79.
[00105] The second end 1012 of the carton 1005 can be closed in a similar
folding sequence as
that described above with respect to the first end 1011 of the carton 1005.
For example, the
end flaps 75, 91 can be folded at the respective fold lines 77, 93 in the
direction of the
respective arrows A26, A27 inwardly toward the interior 1009 of the carton
1005. As the end
flaps 75, 91 are folded downwardly, the lateral outer edge margins 1030, 1040
and 1032, 1038
of the end flaps 75, 91 urge the respective impact-resistant panels 27, 47 to
fold at the
respective fold lines 29, 49 in the direction of the respective arrows A28,
A29, outwardly away
from the interior 1009 of the carton 1005 such that the lateral outer edge
margins 1030, 1040
are in at least partial face-to-face contact with the impact-resistant panel
27 and the lateral
outer edge margins 1032, 1038 are in at least partial face-to-face contact
with the impact
resistant panel 47. The end flaps 75, 91 can also be in at least partial face-
to-face contact in
this configuration, and the impact-resistant panels 27, 48 can be positioned
in generally
perpendicular relation relative to the respective panels 13, 39. In such an
arrangement, the
lateral edges 1034, 1044 of the respective end flaps 75, 91 are positioned to
be generally
aligned with the fold line 69, and the lateral edges 1036, 1042 of the
respective end flaps 75,
91 are positioned to be generally aligned with the fold line 85.
1001061 Accordingly, the lateral edges 1034, 1044 of the respective end
flaps 75, 91 are also
positioned as a folding structure or folding edge about which the end flap 67
can be folded at
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the fold line 69 in the direction of the arrow A30 and the lateral edges 1036,
1042 of the
respective end flaps 75, 91 are positioned as a folding structure or folding
edge about which
the end flap 83 can be folded at the fold line 85 in the direction of the
arrow A31 to provide the
end flaps 83, 67 in at least partial face-to-face contact with the end flaps
75, 91 and/or each
other, and such that a second closed end 1012 of the carton 1005 is formed. In
such an
arrangement, respective portions of the end flaps 67, 83 are also positioned
in overlapping
relation with the respective impact-resistant panels 27, 47. The respective
lateral outer edge
margins 1032, 1038 and 1030, 1040 of the end flaps 75, 91 maintain the
respective impact-
resistant panels 47, 27 in a substantially planar or otherwise generally
stationary position to
facilitate folding of the respective end flaps 83, 67.
[00107] The fully formed and closed carton 1005 is shown in Figs. 40
and 41. The carton
1005 is provided with the respective impact-resistant panels 55, 19 and
respective portions of
the side panel 51, the respective impact-resistant panels 15, 35 and
respective portions of the
side panel 31, the impact-resistant panels 43, 47 and respective portions of
the end flaps 79, 83,
and the impact-resistant panels 23, 27 and respective portions of the end
flaps 63, 67 each in a
two-ply configuration and forming impact-resistant features 1007 extending
away from the
body portion 1008 of the carton 1005 that is formed at least by portions of
the side panels 13,
31, 39, 51 and which, in one embodiment, can also include portions of the end
flaps 63, 67, 79,
83, 71, 75, 87, and 91. In the illustrated embodiment, the body portion 1008
of the carton
1005 may exclude those portions of the side panels 31, 51 that are overlapped
with the
respective impact-resistant panels 15, 35 and impact-resistant panels 19, 55.
[00108] As shown in Fig. 40, the impact-resistant features 1007 proximate
the panel 13, as
shown, include a first extension E1001 (broadly, "third extension") formed by
the impact-
resistant panel 19 in face-to-face contact with a portion of the panel 51, a
second extension
E1002 formed by the impact-resistant panel 23 in face-to-face contact with a
portion of the end
flap 63 and portions of the end flaps 71, 87, a third extension E1003
(broadly, "first
extension") formed by the impact-resistant panel 15 in face-to-face contact
with a portion of
the panel 31, and a fourth extension El 004 formed by the impact-resistant
panel 27 in face-to-
face contact with a portion of the end flap 67 and portions of the end flaps
75, 91. The first
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extension El 001 and the second extension El 002 intersect at a first corner
C1001 (broadly,
"second corner"), the second extension El 002 and the third extension El 003
intersect at a
second corner C1002 (broadly, "first corner"), the third extension E1003 and
the fourth
extension E1004 intersect at a third corner C1003 (broadly, "fourth corner"),
and the fourth
extension E1004 and the first extension E1001 intersect at a fourth corner
C1004 (broadly,
"third corner"), as shown.
[00109] As shown in Fig. 41, the impact-resistant features 1007 proximate
the panel 39 include
a fifth extension E1005 formed by the impact-resistant panel 35 in face-to-
face contact with a
portion of the panel 31, a sixth extension El 006 formed by the impact-
resistant panel 43 in
face-to-face contact with a portion of the end flap 79 and portions of the end
flaps 71, 87, a
seventh extension E1007 formed by the impact-resistant panel 55 in face-to-
face contact with a
portion of the panel 51, and an eighth extension E1008 formed by the impact-
resistant panel 47
in face-to-face contact with a portion of the end flap 83 and portions of the
end flaps 75, 91.
The fifth extension E1005 and the sixth extension E1006 intersect at a fifth
comer C1005, the
sixth extension El 006 and the seventh extension El 007 intersect at a sixth
comer C1006, the
seventh extension E1007 and the eighth extension E1008 intersect at a seventh
comer C1007,
and the eighth extension El 008 and the fifth extension El 005 intersect at an
eighth corner
C1008, as shown.
[00110] Such extensions E1001, E1002, E1003, E1004, E1005, E1006,
E1007, and E1008 and
comers C1001, C1002, C1003, C1004, C1005, C1006, C1007, and C1008 extending
from the
body portion 1008 of the carton 1005, and/or other portions of the impact-
resistant features
1007, provide resistance to impacts as described above with respect to the
cartons 5, 105, 205,
305, 505, 605, 705, 805, 905 (Fig. 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 24, 27, 30, 33).
[00111] Additionally, at the first end 1011 of the carton 1005, the edges
1018, 1028 of the
respective end flaps 71, 87 are sandwiched or disposed between the end flap 63
and the
impact-resistant panel 23, with the edges 1018, 1028 spaced away from the fold
line 65 toward
the interior 1009 of the carton 1005, and the edges 1020, 1026 of the
respective end flaps 71,
87 are sandwiched or disposed between the end flap 79 and the impact-resistant
panel 43, with
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: the edges 1020, 1026 spaced away from the fold line 81 toward the interior
1009 of the carton
1005. In one embodiment, the edges 1018, 1028 and the edges 1020, 1026 can be
generally
aligned with or abutting the respective fold lines 65, 81.
[00112] At the second end 1012 of the carton 1005, the edges 1036, 1042
of the respective end
flaps 75, 91 are sandwiched or disposed between the end flap 83 and the impact-
resistant panel
47, with the edges 1036, 1042 spaced away from the fold line 85 toward the
interior 1009 of
the carton 1005, and the edges 1034, 1044 of the respective end flaps 75, 91
are sandwiched or
disposed between the end flap 67 and the impact-resistant panel 27, with the
edges 1034, 1044
spaced away from the fold line 69. In one embodiment, the edges 1036, 1042 and
the edges
1034, 1044 can be generally aligned with or abutting the respective fold lines
85, 69.
[00113] Accordingly, the respective extensions E1002, E1006, E1004, and
E1008 present
rounded outer edges formed by the respective fold lines 65, 81, 69, 85 so as
to provide a more
robust structure, for example, as compared to an arrangement that presents
multiple outward-
facing edges. Furthermore, the positioning of portions of the end flaps 71, 87
between the end
flap 63 and the impact-resistant panel 23, portions of the end flaps 71, 87
between the end flap
79 and the impact-resistant panel 43, portions of the respective end flaps 75,
91 between the
end flap 67 and the impact-resistant panel 27, and portions of the respective
end flaps 75, 91
between the end flap 83 and the impact-resistant panel 47 provides additional
strength to the
respective extensions E1002, E1006, E1004, and E1008.
[00114] It will be understood that the cartons disclosed herein can be
differently-arranged
without departing from the disclosure. For example, as described above with
regard to the
carton 905, one or more of the cartons 5, 105, 205, 305, 505, 605, 705, 805,
1005 can be
devoid of one or more end flaps such that the cartons 5, 105, 205, 305, 505,
605, 705, 805,
1005 can be provided with at least one open end, e.g., in a sleeve-like
arrangement. In such a
configuration, a respective carton 5, 105, 205, 305, 505, 605, 705, 805, 1005
can then be
placed into an outer container, for example, a larger carton or other package.
[00115] The blanks according to the present disclosure can be, for
example, formed from
coated paperboard and similar materials. For example, the interior and/or
exterior sides of the
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blanks can be coated with a clay coating. The clay coating may then be printed
over with
product, advertising, price coding, and other information or images. The
blanks may then be
coated with a varnish to protect any information printed on the blank. The
blanks may also be
coated with, for example, a moisture barrier layer, on either or both sides of
the blank. In
accordance with the above-described embodiments, the blanks may be constructed
of
paperboard of a caliper such that it is heavier and more rigid than ordinary
paper. The blanks
can also be constructed of other materials, such as cardboard, hard paper, or
any other material
having properties suitable for enabling the carton to function at least
generally as described
herein. The blanks can also be laminated or coated with one or more sheet-like
materials at
selected panels or panel sections.
[00116] In accordance with the above-described embodiments of the present
disclosure, a fold
line can be any substantially linear, although not necessarily straight, form
of weakening that
facilitates folding therealong. More specifically, but not for the purpose of
narrowing the
scope of the present disclosure, fold lines include: a score line, such as
lines formed with a
blunt scoring knife, or the like, which creates a crushed portion in the
material along the
desired line of weakness; a cut that extends partially into a material along
the desired line of
weakness, and/or a series of cuts that extend partially into and/or completely
through the
material along the desired line of weakness; and various combinations of these
features.
[00117] As an example, a tear line can include: a slit that extends
partially into the material
along the desired line of weakness, and/or a series of spaced apart slits that
extend partially
into and/or completely through the material along the desired line of
weakness, or various
combinations of these features. As a more specific example, one type tear line
is in the form of
a series of spaced apart slits that extend completely through the material,
with adjacent slits
being spaced apart slightly so that a nick (e.g., a small somewhat bridging-
like piece of the
material) is defined between the adjacent slits for typically temporarily
connecting the material
across the tear line. The nicks are broken during tearing along the tear line.
The nicks
typically are a relatively small percentage of the tear line, and
alternatively the nicks can be
omitted from or torn in a tear line such that the tear line is a continuous
cut line. That is, it is
within the scope of the present disclosure for each of the tear lines to be
replaced with a
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continuous slit, or the like. For example, a cut line can be a continuous slit
or could be wider
than a slit without departing from the present disclosure.
[00118] The above embodiments may be described as having one or more
panels adhered
together by glue during erection of the carton embodiments. The term "glue" is
intended to
encompass all manner of adhesives commonly used to secure carton panels in
place.
[00119] The foregoing description of the disclosure illustrates and
describes various
embodiments. As various changes could be made in the above construction
without departing
from the scope of the disclosure, it is intended that all matter contained in
the above
description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as
illustrative and not
in a limiting sense. Furthermore, the scope of the present disclosure covers
various
modifications, combinations, alterations, etc., of the above-described
embodiments that are
within the scope of the claims. Additionally, the disclosure shows and
describes only selected
embodiments of the disclosure, but the disclosure is capable of use in various
other
combinations, modifications, and environments and is capable of changes or
modifications
within the scope of the inventive concept as expressed herein, commensurate
with the above
teachings, and/or within the skill or knowledge of the relevant art.
Furthermore, certain
features and characteristics of each embodiment may be selectively
interchanged and applied
to other illustrated and non-illustrated embodiments of the disclosure.
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